LionMouth Community Interest Company
Our Services
Horticulture
Arts & Crafts
Cookery
Connecting with nature through planting, gardening, and nurturing plants in our tranquil outdoor space.
Exploring creativity through painting, drawing, and hands-on craft activities designed for all abilities.
Learning the joy of cooking and preparing simple, delicious meals in a safe and supportive environment.
Environmental Stewardship
Nurturing local biodiversity through woodland preservation, riverside care, and managing our beautiful meadow habitats.
Active Living
Boosting physical health and confidence through outdoor team sports and indoor coordination exercises for all.
Community Connection
Building lasting bridges with Durham residents to champion true social inclusion, education, and shared understanding.
Our Activities
We offer a diverse range of engaging sessions designed to nurture your creativity and connection to the natural world.
These are all done in a fun, safe, inclusive and uplifting environment that allows you to gain confidence, skills, friends and personal satisfaction.
What we do
The Community Interest Company offers a safe place where people with mental, social, physical and learning disabilities are encouraged to take part in practical and meaningful activities in art, crafts, horticulture, woodwork, pottery, cookery and conservation.
Although we are open to the public five days a week, our main priority is to support local vulnerable people, nurturing their well-being through horticulture, arts, crafts, nature, woodwork, cookery and sporting activities.
We also offer a series of steps towards employability courses focusing on mainly improving confidence, social skills and some qualifications.
Our service users are mostly referred to us through the Council Learning Disability or Mental Health teams, through social workers or care coordinators, and range in age from school leavers through to 65+. Unfortunately, because we work with many vulnerable people we can't take on anyone who has ongoing alcohol or drug issues.
As a by-product of our service we have a plant nursery which provides an outlet and reason for our daily activities. We specialise in hardy perennials, shrubs and herbs, propagating them all in our potting shed, polytunnels and greenhouse. In order to attract local visitors to the garden centre we compliment it with a simple, small food outlet selling freshly made cakes and scones from our kitchen, and where you can enjoy your refreshments seated in any of our demonstration gardens. We are non-profit making, and anything we do make gets ploughed straight back into the centre.
We regularly attend local craft fairs and events in the region to sell our wares and promote the centre. We host corporate social volunteering, as well has having a small band of elite volunteers that help us work with the clients.
Community Impact
We are dedicated to fostering a nurturing environment where every individual thrives through the power of nature and community.
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Community Interest Company
LionMouth CIC is a registered interest company, ensuring that our mission and the well-being of our community remain our primary focus.
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Empowering Through Nature
Our horticulture and nature-based programs provide a therapeutic space for adults with learning disabilities to connect with the natural world.
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Artisanal and Nurturing
We believe in the power of arts and cookery to build confidence and foster meaningful connections within our local community.
Get in Touch
We are here to support you and your loved ones. Whether you have questions about our horticulture programs, wish to volunteer or need assistance with a referral, our team is ready to help.
Location: Broadgate Farm Workshops, Esh Winning, Durham, United Kingdom, DH7 9QE
Email: brigid@lionmouth.co.uk
Phone: 0191 3734794